Release Version Management Best Practices
For all mature production deployments, Solace recommends that you use:
- Long-Term Support (LTS) for event broker releases 10.25 and later
- Production Long-Term Support (LTS) for event broker releases prior to 10.25
LTS is the recommended choice if you want security fixes and critical bug fixes on a stable feature set — LTS delivers these through regular maintenance releases without introducing new features. Choose a Rolling release only when you want early access to new features.
For all Solace event broker Production, Production LTS, and LTS releases that are in full support, Solace regularly releases maintenance updates that address security vulnerabilities and critical bug fixes. Solace recommends that you update your event brokers and event broker services to the most recent maintenance updates.
You will receive Product Notifications from Solace regarding the availability of those maintenance updates. It is your responsibility to review these notifications and update your event brokers and event broker services. To update the email address these notifications are sent to, or associate other email addresses with your account, please contact Solace.
Rolling releases are available as of 10.25.1. Rolling releases are generally available releases intended for new feature introduction and integration that occur every two weeks. Rolling releases are supported for two years but do not receive maintenance updates. Because Solace delivers security fixes and critical bug fixes only in a subsequent Rolling release, you must continuously upgrade to the next Rolling release to receive those fixes. With Rolling releases, you must also be ready to accept new features. To receive security fixes and critical bug fixes without adopting new features, we recommend that you upgrade to the next LTS release after your Rolling release. For example, if you are using Rolling release 10.25.6, upgrade to 10.26.0 to ensure that you have access to the most recent security updates and bug fixes.
For more information about the availability and release type of each Solace product, see Support Dates for Release Versions.